{"nrhp_refnum":"78002464","name":"New Ringgold Gristmill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 53062","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Ringgold","county":"Schuylkill County","state":"PA","lat":40.69026272000008,"lon":-76.00631574699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small rectangular 2½-story grist mill of wood and native stone construction in New Ringgold, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The form states it was standing on the site by 1852 according to deed references, though its construction date is unknown.","why_significant":"The mill is one of the last remaining grist mills of its type in Schuylkill County, and it retains most of its original milling equipment. It served the grain farmers of the New Ringgold and Lewistown Valley area when many similar mills in the region were destroyed by fire or demolition. The form also argues that its architecture and interior reflect the handiwork of early settlers and farmers.","narrative":"A small rectangular grist mill of two and a half stories stands in New Ringgold, Schuylkill County. Its first story is built of squared rubble stone, with thick walls and massive quoins, while the upper floors are wood plank, and a medium gabled roof is covered in wooden shingles. Standing on the site by 1852, according to deed references, the mill served the wheat farmers of the New Ringgold and Lewistown Valley area. Traces of the mill race, once fed by Cold Run Creek, remain on the property. Its three main milling rooms still hold the original great wooden grinding mill, sifters, scales, grinders, chutes and bins, along with leather belts and forged iron hardware. It is regarded as one of the last mills of its type in Schuylkill County, and its intact equipment is the main reason for its importance. The mill stopped operating about thirty years before its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Ceased operation about thirty years before the nomination; described as in very good condition with a shingled roof needing repair and a concrete replacement for the original wooden entrance steps.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.098846-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002464.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002464/512749116d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002464/512749116d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Brunswick,_Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania_(6293703986).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Brunswick,_Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania_(6293703986).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996731","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Ringgold_Gristmill","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7011211"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/schuylkill-county/new-ringgold-gristmill-78002464/"}